In Parliament

Bill English steps up to answer questions about climate change on behalf of the Prime Minister - who's away in Paris for this week's United Nations Climate Change Conference; Government's Resource… Read more Audio

Debate on RMA reforms due this afternoon; Wednesday sees debate on members' bills: Winston Peters' Affordable Healthcare Bill fails by 75 votes to 46, David Cunliffe's Education (Restoration of… Read more Audio

Parliament's Privileges Committee meets to consider three questions of privilege, two of them concerning reflections on the Speaker, David Carter, by Labour leader Andrew Little and his chief whip… Read more Audio

Members' bills up for debate following question time and the General Debate; Tuesday sees Labour's Damien O'Connor raising questions about cases of Hepatitis A linked to imported frozen berries… Read more Audio

Food Safety Minister Jo Goodhew faces questions from her Labour counterpart Damien O'Connor about several cases of Hepatitis A linked to imported frozen berries; A third Labour MP - Ruth Dyson - is… Read more Audio

With Parliament on a one-week adjournment, we followed the Local Government & Environment Committee to Christchurch for submissions on the Environment Canterbury (Transitional Governance Arrangements)… Read more Audio

Government progresses three bills under urgency: the Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Bill, the Social Security (Commencement of Benefits) Amendment Bill and the Local Government… Read more Audio

Parliament rises after progress on bills, including the passing of the third of three bills the Government wanted progressed this week - that's the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions)… Read more Audio

Urgency ends after completion of committee stage of the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Amendment Bill; ACT's David Seymour puts questions about Auckland public access issues to… Read more Audio

House sits under urgency to progress the Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Bill, the Social Security (Commencement of Benefits) Amendment Bill and the Local Government (Auckland… Read more Audio

Acting Prime Minister Bill English faces questions about corruption from Labour Leader Andrew Little; New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters questions the Deputy Prime Minister about the upcoming… Read more Audio

Government puts the House into urgency to progress three bills: the Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Bill, the Social Security (Commencement of Benefits) Amendment Bill and the Local… Read more Audio